Case lows of Condonation delay by mistake of Lawyer's clerk

[pravin bansal]

Dear sir, I want to case laws of high court for Condonation delay by mistake of Lawyer'sclerkbecause my appeal rejected by commissioner (appeal) lucknow for delay of two days the order of commissioner Lucknow was received on DT.10/10/2013 and appeal memo was delivered on 12/12/2013 and hearing at the time 04/02/2014 but no information given by commissioner of related of condonation delay and reject the appeal of same reason

AI Summary

Minor Filing Delay Due to Clerk's Mistake May Be Excused; Condonation Suggested for Genuine Errors Under Legal Precedents A query was raised regarding the condonation of a two-day delay in filing an appeal due to a lawyer's clerk's mistake, which led to the appeal's rejection by the Commissioner in Lucknow. In response, it was advised that such a minor delay could be condoned by the Commissioner (Appeals) and suggested filing an appeal in the Tribunal. Relevant case laws were cited, including instances where delays were condoned due to counsel's negligence, provided the mistake was bona fide and not for ulterior purposes. Examples included Concord of India Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Nirmala Devi and Lala Mata Din v. A. Narayanan, among others.